The Editors : Gustaaf Geeraerts is Professor of International Relations at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium. He is also Honorary Professor at the University of Kent at Canterbury, and an Editorial Board member of Global Society : Journal of Interdisciplinary International Relations. Since 1999 Professor Geeraerts has held a Guest Professorship in Political Science at the Renmin University in Beijing.
Natalie Pauwels is a doctoral candidate and researcher with the Pôle Bernheim for Peace and Citizenship, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium. She previously held research positions at the International Security Information Service Europe, the Bonn International Center for Conversion, and the Stockholm International Peace Research Institute. Eric Remacle is Professor of Political Science at the Université libre de Bruxelles and Director of the Pôle Bernheim for Peace and Citizenship.
He is also Visiting Professor at the University of Pittsburgh, and has authored and edited several books about international peace and security and the role of the European Union in conflict prevention and crisis management.